Charleston Gazette-Mail - Wed August 05, 2020
All-Four-Lane U.S. 35 in West Virginia to Be Traffic-Ready in July 2021
Construction this summer along the 14.6-mi. final leg of U.S. Highway 35's four-lane upgrade is bringing the end of the 25-year project within sight, with a completion date now estimated for late July 2021, according to West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) officials....
Office of Gov. Tony Evers - Wed August 05, 2020
Wisconsin's I-94 East-West Corridor Project Moves Forward
Gov. Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will seek federal approval to resume a project to rebuild an East-West corridor of I-94 from 70th Street to 16th Street in Milwaukee County, giving one of the most congested and dangerous roads in the state a makeover to mitigate safety and congestion problems....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 30, 2020
Ritacco Workin' on the Railroad … Bridge in Jersey
Crews from Ritacco Construction Inc. (RCI) started work on the $24.8 million Route 3 Bridge over Conrail and New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) railroad replacement project last April 1, a three-year initiative that is taking place in the township of North Bergen (Hudson County)....
WTKR-TV - Wed July 29, 2020
VDOT Hopes to Begin Major Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project in August
Construction crews have been busy prepping the South Island of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT), and the roads leading to it, for the largest transportation project in the history of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....
New Jersey Herald - Tue July 28, 2020
New Jersey Plans $95M Project to Improve I-80/Route 15 Congestion
The state of New Jersey is seeking public input on a proposed $95 million enterprise it said will improve traffic flow by creating a junction between a heavily congested portion of Route 15 and Interstate 80 in Morris County....
Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo - Tue July 28, 2020
New York Begins to Repair, Replace Westchester County Bridges
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced July 24 that construction has begun on a major, multi-faceted project in Westchester County to replace four bridges, renovate another, and convert a large culvert into a small bridge....
Vanderbilt University Research News - Tue July 28, 2020
Vanderbilt, TDOT Awarded Grant to Enhance I-24 Smart Corridor with AI
Nashville, Tenn.'s exhilarating growth has provided immense benefits to the region. The flip side of all that expansion, however, is that traffic has increased by a whopping 60 percent since 2005 along the area of I-24 that connects Nashville southeast to Murfreesboro, the fastest growing city in Tennessee....
Mark Thomas Construction - Mon July 27, 2020
First Ever Diverging Diamond Interchange in California
Construction of the SR 120/Union Road Interchange takes place in the city of Manteca, which is is the first ever Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) in California. ...
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 22, 2020
MDOT 'Paves the Way' to Improve Trade Corridor
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing a $60 million project that will improve I-496 between I-96 and Lansing Road. Work includes reconstructing the freeway and ramps, preventive maintenance on all bridges in the project area and making operational improvements to the entrance and exit ramps at the I-96, Creyts Road and Waverly Road interchanges....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 21, 2020
Kokosing Makes Strides on $1.3B Downtown Ramp Up in Columbus
The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $1.3 billion I-70/I-71 Downtown Ramp Up project in the city of Columbus (Franklin County) is helping to replace, upgrade and rehabilitate aging highway infrastructure in the downtown core and improve traffic flow and safety for motorists....
